Frank Castorf
Encyclopedia
Frank Castorf is a German theater director and since 1992 the artistic director of the Volksbühne
am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz. His work is most often associated with postdramatic theatre
.
) is a German theater director and since 1992 the artistic director of the Volksbühne
am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz. His work is most often associated with postdramatic theatre
.
) is a German theater director and since 1992 the artistic director of the Volksbühne
am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz. His work is most often associated with postdramatic theatre
.
Volksbühne
The Volksbühne is a theater in Berlin, Germany. Located in Berlin's city center Mitte on Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in what was the GDR's capital....
am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz. His work is most often associated with postdramatic theatre
Postdramatic theatre
The notion of "post-dramatic theatre" was established by German theatre researcher Hans-Thies Lehmann in his 1999 book with the same title, summarizing a number of tendencies and stylistic traits occurring in avant-garde theatre since the end of the 1960s...
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Literature
Frank Castorf (born 17 July 1951 in East BerlinEast Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
) is a German theater director and since 1992 the artistic director of the Volksbühne
Volksbühne
The Volksbühne is a theater in Berlin, Germany. Located in Berlin's city center Mitte on Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in what was the GDR's capital....
am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz. His work is most often associated with postdramatic theatre
Postdramatic theatre
The notion of "post-dramatic theatre" was established by German theatre researcher Hans-Thies Lehmann in his 1999 book with the same title, summarizing a number of tendencies and stylistic traits occurring in avant-garde theatre since the end of the 1960s...
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Literature
Frank Castorf (born 17 July 1951 in East BerlinEast Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
) is a German theater director and since 1992 the artistic director of the Volksbühne
Volksbühne
The Volksbühne is a theater in Berlin, Germany. Located in Berlin's city center Mitte on Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in what was the GDR's capital....
am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz. His work is most often associated with postdramatic theatre
Postdramatic theatre
The notion of "post-dramatic theatre" was established by German theatre researcher Hans-Thies Lehmann in his 1999 book with the same title, summarizing a number of tendencies and stylistic traits occurring in avant-garde theatre since the end of the 1960s...
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Secondary material
- Hans-Thies Lehmann: Postdramatic TheatrePostdramatic theatreThe notion of "post-dramatic theatre" was established by German theatre researcher Hans-Thies Lehmann in his 1999 book with the same title, summarizing a number of tendencies and stylistic traits occurring in avant-garde theatre since the end of the 1960s...
. translated and with an introduction by Karen Jübs-Munby, Routledge, London and New York 2006, ISBN 978-0415268134.